After the feast and copious amounts of alcohol the previous evening, we woke fairly late. We got our belongings together and made our way to the tiny dining room of our homestay family for breakfast.
It was refreshing that her expectations were the same as those of Lara Stone: to capture a stunning image.
We were traveling to the Rila Mountains to see the Rila Monastery, where we were served toast, mekitsi, peppermint tea, local jam, and scrambled eggs.
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Despite the large number of people around us, the location didn't seem crowded as we explored it. I didn't feel overrun by tourists at the monastery, though maybe that was because of its immense size or because everyone gathered in one spot and didn't go very far from the main church.
We crossed Lions Bridge, proceeded to the Sofia Synagogue, and took refuge in the Central Market Hall until the intermittent, but brief, rainstorm in the mid-afternoon cleared.
Rejuvenated from our cappuccino, we strolled a short distance to the modest yet hospitable Banya Bashi Mosque before making our way down into the historic Serdica complex.
We returned to the motel and crashed, fatigued after our long day of travel.
Although I didn't think much of Sofia before the walking tour, I ended up falling in love with the city. This was a gorgeous city that was easy to explore despite its ugly, rigid, and stolid communist-built surrounds. When you first arrive in Sofia, the city has a relatively ordinary exterior, but once you get lost in the old town district, everything changes.
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